December 03, 2013

Whoa there

Ann Parker here, suddenly realizing that Tuesday (my bloggin' day) is just around the corner. Whoa! If I'd only known that trying to finish up a work project would take so long, I might've stopped sooner and not be facing the midnight hour trying to write this post...

"If I'd only known" is a great phrase to beat oneself up with, particularly after the horse has left the barn, the milk has been spilt, the mistakes have been made.

It's a phrase that usually signals the admission of error of some kind. But errors aren't bad; they are how we learn. If everything we did was correct, right out of the gate, it would be a pretty boring life.

In fiction, when we see the phrase "if I'd only known" or some variant thereof, we know that this is where the tension and suspense begin to build.

... If Patty had only known what would happen to her that Friday the 13th, she would have never left the house...